Articles filed under Arlington Park
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2023 brought sad farewells, stunning closures and school controversies to the suburbsDec 26, 2023 9:54 am - In 2023, scores of teens mourned classmates killed in horrific car crashes. Some iconic suburban buildings met the wrecking ball. And controversies swirled around the eli...
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Trying to ‘make it happen’: How Arlington Heights is working to resolve tax dispute between Bears, schoolsDec 22, 2023 6:33 am - Though they’ve mostly been quiet publicly, Arlington Heights and Bears officials have been working for months to resolve a property tax dispute over the NFL franchise’s 326-acre Arlington Park property, according to records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Arlington Heights village manager gets second straight 7% raiseDec 05, 2023 4:00 am - Longtime Arlington Heights Village Manager Randy Recklaus, the village's day-to-day point person for negotiations with the Chicago Bears and area school districts over a...
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With teardown of racetrack, Arlington Heights' horse head logo reaches its finish lineNov 09, 2023 4:30 am - As the final buildings at Arlington Park meet the wrecking ball, Arlington Heights' long-standing horse head village logo is also being put out to pasture. Village offic...
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Images: Arlington Park grandstand demolition from June to September, 2023.Oct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Exterior demolition of Arlington Park grandstand began June 16 and ended the last week of September in Arlington Heights. ...
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'Luckily, we have the memories': Arlington Park grandstand no more, as Bears future there remains uncertainSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - From her seat on the Metra train these past four months, Alyssa Ali Murphy has watched as demolition crews slowly picked apart the place where she's spent most of her li...
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Bears to pull back from Arlington Park tax break bill - at least for this fallSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - The Bears announced Wednesday they won't pursue legislation in Springfield this fall that would give them a massive long-term property tax break for a new stadium. Still...
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Arlington Heights officials: Arlington Park redevelopment is top prioritySep 06, 2023 5:00 am - It probably goes without saying, but the Arlington Heights village board has formally declared it in writing: The redevelopment of Arlington Park is the elected panel's ...
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Could the White Sox find happiness at Arlington Park?Aug 24, 2023 5:30 am - The old saying goes that there are two seasons in Chicago: winter and construction. It seems Chicago White Sox fans also have two seasons: baseball season and the season...
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'It's come to kind of a critical point': Arlington Heights hires lobbyists on Bears tax-break billAug 22, 2023 5:00 am - As Springfield negotiations over Bears legislation begin to ramp up, Arlington Heights officials Monday hired lobbyists who could influence the cut of revenue the villag...